Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Reese Olson was born July 31, 1999, in Gainesville, Georgia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

On July 31, 2021, Olson was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Daniel Norris. He was assigned to the High-A West Michigan Whitecaps. He was ranked the organization's thirteenth best prospect in MLB.com's mid-season 2021 update.

He was named the 2022 MiLB Gold Glove as the best defensive pitcher in the minor leagues.

Olson was optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens to begin the 2023 season. In 10 starts, he struggled to a 6.38 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 36+2⁄3 innings of work. On May 31, the Tigers announced that Olson would be promoted to the major leagues for the first time to start two days later against the Chicago White Sox. In his first major league start, Olson gave up 2 hits and 2 earned runs in 5 innings while striking out 6 batters.